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Cirrhimuraena
Sign in to saveCirrhimuraena is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAnguilliformes
- FamilyOphichthidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 38
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Ophichthidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, BPBM, CSIRO, ANSP, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, New Caledonia, Australia, Taiwan
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Cirrhimuraena is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
==Species== There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: Cirrhimuraena calamus (Günther, 1870) Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon (Bleeker, 1860) Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup, 1856 Cirrhimuraena indica Mohapatra, Mohanty, Ray, Mishra & Seth, 2021 Cirrhimuraena inhacae (J. L. B. Smith, 1962) (Inhaca fringelip) Cirrhimuraena oliveri (Seale, 1910) Cirrhimuraena odishaensis Mohanty, Behera, Patro & Mohapatra, 2023 Cirrhimuraena orientalis K. H. Nguyen, 1993 Cirrhimuraena paucidens Herre & G. S. Myers, 1931 Cirrhimuraena playfairii (Günther, 1870) (Fringelip snake-eel) Cirrhimuraena tapeinoptera Bleeker, 1863 Cirrhimuraena yuanding W. Q. Tang & C. G. Zhang, 2003
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